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Toshiba Libretto 50CT with wireless pcmcia

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gojoerun

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May 1, 2003
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I have a Toshiba Libretto 50CT and I am having a difficult time configuring a wireless pcmcia adaptor. I am using Windows NT and a Compaq wireless card(HNW-100). I get no action of any kind from this card in the libretto. I know how to configure security, WEP, mac address...etc. The only thing I can come up with is that the PCMCIA slot on the Libretto is a 16 bit bus and the card must be 32bit. What card will work in the Libretto 50ct ? Has anyone tried this combination with success ? What brands manufacture cards that are not Cardbus ?

Thanks for any suggestions

Joe
 
After much searching I've only found one single card that works. There are others but they are no longer being manufactured or sold. If you have a local Circuit City near you or you can order one online if you can find a vendor. The card is called Belkin 2.4GZ DSSS PMCIA card 802.1b/11 Mbps. Model F5D6020. The differance with most of the 16bit PMCIA cards is that they are no longer supporting 5 volts that the older SLOT I's put out. They are only 3.3V so the cards either don't work or they get too hot from the 5 volt supplied by the Libretto. I found out about this card because a friend mentioned it was the only WIFI card he could get to work with his old Pentium I laptop. It works great but really drains the battery so you may want to consider getting an extender or a new higher output one. This page has a lot of Libretto 50ct stuff and advertises the Belkin too.

 
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